Disciplines impact each other; as a result education must be looked at in a totally different way. This is a brief overview of a successful approach to curriculum designed through integrated studies.
An instructional coach, Elena Aguilar guides teachers through the challenges of presenting a fully integrated curriculum. Interdisciplinary teaching takes more time in planning and resources. They are also different than the norm however they can be developed to include the standards and meet the needs of students.
In this video a hands-on approach to teaching students creates schoolwork that demonstrates core subject knowledge. Helps students, build, apply and retain information. Project based learning enables students learning that results in demonstration of performance. It includes real tasks that have brought challenges to students to solve.
Link to Site: http://www.edutopia.org/
Video Audience: All Educators
URL: http://208.69.169.142/integrated-studies-introduction-video
Topic: Interdisciplinary Instruction
Length of Video: 3 minutes and 21 seconds
Summary:
Disciplines impact each other; as a result education must be looked at in a totally different way. This is a brief overview of a successful approach to curriculum designed through integrated studies.
Audience: All Educators
URL: http://208.69.169.142/elena-aguilar-integrated-studies-video
Topic: Deep Learning - Interdisciplinary Teaching
Length of Video: 6 minutes and 33
Summary:
An instructional coach, Elena Aguilar guides teachers through the challenges of presenting a fully integrated curriculum. Interdisciplinary teaching takes more time in planning and resources. They are also different than the norm however they can be developed to include the standards and meet the needs of students.
Audience: Upper Grades
Topic: Interdisciplinary Instruction (Project-Based Learning)
Length of Video: 3 minutes and 37 seconds
Video Link:http://208.69.169.142/project-based-learning-introduction-video
Summary:
In this video a hands-on approach to teaching students creates schoolwork that demonstrates core subject knowledge. Helps students, build, apply and retain information. Project based learning enables students learning that results in demonstration of performance. It includes real tasks that have brought challenges to students to solve.